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how to write que(step back) in chinese

却

pinyinquè
radicals卩Stroke count7
eanglish meaningstep back; drive back; repulse; decline; but; yet; however; while

Stroke order of the Chinese character "却" (que)

Handwriting

v. （后退） step back:

1. 退却
go back; retreat

v. （使退却） drive back; repulse:

1. 却敌
repulse the enemy

v. （推辞; 拒绝） decline; refuse; reject:

1. 推却
decline; refuse;

2. 盛情难却。
It would be ungracious not to accept your invitation.

v. （用在某些动词后，表示动作的完成）:

1. 冷却
cool off;

2. 忘却
forget;

3. 了却一个心愿
fulfil a wish

adv. （表示转折） but; yet; however; while:

1. 他很同情她，却又不知说什么好。
He was full of sympathy for her, yet he didn't know what to say.

2. 她有许多话要说，一时却什么也说不出来。
She had a lot to say, but at the time she was unable to utter a word.